Kwik-Fit identifies top tips for MOT Virgins

New research from Kwik-Fit has identified a new group of motorists – ‘MOT Virgins’. These are the two million motorists who have never kept hold of a car for long enough to have to put it through an MOT test. The UK’s leading MOT, servicing and repair chain has also discovered a further one million motorists who haven’t put a car a through an MOT for over a decade.

In recent times, these motorists have avoided the need for an MOT by choosing to trade in their existing car for a new model before it reaches the three year threshold – when all cars are legally required to take an annual MOT.

But, Kwik-Fit warns, with the credit crunch continuing to have a negative effect on new car sales, many of these MOT avoiders might be unable to escape a test in 2009, as more and more motorists are choosing to keep hold of their car for longer than three years.

Whether you’re an MOT Virgin, or a motorist returning to the MOT test after a number of years, don’t worry. Kwik-Fit is on hand to provide the following tips and guidance to help you get through the process:

HAVE CONFIDENCE: There is a good chance of a first time pass. It’s not all doom and gloom, a massive 67% of cars pass their MOTs first time.

BOOK ONLINE TO MAKE LIFE EASIER: By visiting kwik-fit.com, motorists can book an MOT at their local centre at a time convenient to them, which means the days of phoning around to find a garage that can fit motorists in are gone.

KEEP IT CLOSE TO HOME: Kwik-Fit is also now the largest MOT provider in the country with over 400 centres nationwide, which means motorists all over the country can benefit from Kwik-Fit’s MOT service.

SAVE YOURSELF SOME MONEY: Motorists booking online can get an MOT for a market busting £43– an MOT at Kwik-Fit represents an incredible saving of 20% on the new VOSA RRP of £53.10.

David White, customer services director at Kwik-Fit, commented: “With new car sales sliding, 2009 looks set to be the year that MOT Virgins come of age. Many of them will experience their very first MOT – or at least their first in a long time.

“Motorists who haven’t MOT’d their car in a while might be amazed to know that Kwik-Fit is now the UK’s leading MOT chain. Better still, an MOT is only £20 when booked with our credit crunch beating full vehicle service.”

For further details or to book a MOT online please visit kwik-fit.com